Improvement in kitchen-safes



A. 8. BROWN.

Improvement in Kitchen-Safes.

Patented Oct. 29,1872.

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NITED STATES ADAM s. BROWN, OF DELPHI, INDIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN KlTCHEN-SAFES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 132,624, dated October29, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ADAM S. BROWN, of Delphi, in the county of Carrolland State of Indiana, have invented a new and valuable Improvement inKitchen-Safes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of the.construction and operation of thesame, reference being had to the annexed drawing making a part of thisspecification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

The figure of the drawing is a representation of a sectional View of myinvention.

This invention has relation to kitchen-safes; and consists, first, inthe construction and novel arrangement, within a polygonal orcylindrical safe, of a series of independently-rotating shelves 5 also,in the arrangement of a sliding shelf at the bottom of the safe, and theconstruction and novel arrangement of insectguards, all as hereinaftermore fully described.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, A represents a six-sidedkitchen-safe, made of wood, thin metal, 61' both, and supported uponshort legs B. G G designate a series of horizontal shelves, circular ordisk formed, each of which is secured to an independent short shaft, D,arranged to rotate in bearings formed in the transverse bars E, whichare supported by uprights F located near the side of the safe. Each ofthese shelves may be turned independently of the others, so thatarticles may be conveniently taken from any part without the necessityof turning all the shelves. The shelves 0 are made in skeleton I form,or of open work, so as to allow the air to circulate freely through thesafe. The top shelf 0 may be plain, and used to hold articles whichwould not be secure on the other shelves. Access is had to the shelvesthrough a doorway at 0 E designates a sliding shelf, supported by slidesF at the bottom of the safe, and capable of being drawn out when neededunderneath the door-way. This shelf is a convenience for receivingarticles from the shelves when several are being taken therefrom, or forsetting, for instance, a vessel of milk upon it while the cream is beingskimmed,.as well as for other obvious purposes. Attached to the top andlower end of the uprights F, and to the legs B, are shallow cups G,having cylindrical sockets F to encircle the uprights F and supports B.These cups are designed to contain water for the purpose of preventinginsects from getting into the safe and onto the shelves. H. H designateventilators covered with wire-gauze. I is a slide, which may be used toclose the ventilatorH.

What I claim as new is--- The safe herein described, having shaft D,

PETER PIERCE.

